The husband who decides to surprise his wife is oftenvery much surprised himself.- Voltaire

If you expect nothing, you're apt to be surprised.You'll get it.- Malcolm Forbes

We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven.God has a soft spot for sinners.His standards are quite low.- Desmond Tutu

It's always good to have no expectations when you see a film.Then you can be pleasantly disappointed or surprised.- Bill Paxton

People are surprised at how down-to-earth I am.I like to stay home on Friday nights and listen to'The Art of Happiness' by the Dalai Lama.- Carmen Electra

Well, she managed to - Barbara was capable of doingpractically anything if she set her mind to it.In retrospect, I'm not surprised that Barbara managedto get collect calls through.- Ted Olson

I wouldn't be surprised if some day,they put the Simpsons in the Smithsonian.It's become part of our culture, those characters.- Joe Mantegna

I guess what's most surprised me in most of the reviewsis that they don't seem to get the noir story in the dream sequence,so they analyze it like a straight noir movie.- Brian De Palma

Although it's only the beginning of the championship,I am very surprised at my capability.- Jean Alesi

They managed to find time...to tell me that there was no chance of my being acceptedfor service and that really I should be surprised to still be alive.- C. S. Forester

Expect the best, plan for the worst,and prepare to be surprised.- Denis Waitley

They really can't imagine what my voice is like.Every time I sing a song, they are very surprised.- Coco Lee

People would be surprised to know how much I learnedabout prayer from playing poker.- Mary Austin

My dear doctor, I am surprised to hear you say thatI am coughing very badly,as I have been practising all night.- John Philpot Curran

I like to be surprised.Fresh implications and plot twists erupt as a story unfolds.Characters develop backgrounds, adding depth and feeling.Writing feels like exploring.- David Brin

Since a politician never believes what he says,he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.- Charles de Gaulle

So, it didn't do well.But now when I talk to kids who are first seeing it,they're surprised to hear the movie failed at the box office.Sometimes that's what happens.- David Zucker

The wicked are always surprised to find ability in the good.- Luc de Clapier

We are constantly being surprised that people did thingswell before we were born.- Robert Benchley

You may be surprised to discover you're rich,especially if you're broke.- P. J. O'Rourke

What I say now is that the way the world underestimatesme will be my greatest weapon.People pat me on the head, and I go to myself,oh, and aren't they going to be surprised.- Calista Flockhart

You'd be surprised how difficult it is relinquish a cell phone.- Adrien Brody

I had years of partying, and I was kind of surprisedand happy I survived it all.Now, being a parent, I look back on it thinking,Oh God, the things you did!- Jeff Bridges

It always surprised me that I was getting acting work.- Mary Lynn Rajskub

I was surprised by how much I like being a father;surprised at what a decent father I am,because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to dump my selfishness.- Michael Zaslow

You'd be surprised how many kids and young people cometo the website and send me email that they are actuallygoing into the Marine Corp because of something that I said or did.- R. Lee Ermey

When you kill 500,000 children in order to impose your will on other countries,then you shouldn't be surprised when somebody responds in kind.- Ward Churchill

I mean, I'm pretty good in real life,but sometimes people seem surprised that I'm like anormal teenager and wear black nail polish and I'mjust a little bit more edgy than the person I play on television.- Brittany Snow

Part of being an artist is being willing to be shocked,being willing to be surprised, being willing to be hurt.- Holly Near